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[StephanieL]

Following on the heels of several other MF'ers, three of us had an excellent lunch at this new dim sum restaurant in Flushing. We got there at 11:15 and were seated right away; a half-hour later there was a long wait. It's a nice-sized room but not huge.

We probably peaked early and didn't get around to trying several things that really looked good, including short ribs, beautiful-looking sauteed broccoli rabe and bok choy, and fried squid. Here's what I remember:

--Shrimp dumplings: thin skin, good shrimp
--Yuba skin stuffed with taro, chicken, and I think ham: nice texture, and the taro really made this dish.
--Tofu stuffed with more taro and shrimp
--Spare rib pieces: unremarkable, but it came with bits of sweet potato/yam
--Slices of hot peppers with shrimp paste on top
--Fish balls: if I was going to have an Asian Passover seder, this is the gefilte fish I would serve. It was almost fluffy and not overcooked at all
--Eggplant and shrimp dumplings
--Silken tofu with soy sauce and one piece of crab on top. Ethereal.
--A very interesting dessert of mochi dumplings with a filling of black bean and black sesame, rolled in finely ground peanuts The filling was barely sweet
--Fried dough ball with powdered sugar: quite light--not oily or greasy at all

All this (plus one or two other dishes I've forgotten) cost us $40, including tax. I'd say this was equal to the dim sum I had at World Tong, and I definitely recommend making a trip to Flushing.

Edited to add address: 136-59 37th Avenue. It's a couple of blocks east of Main Street, maybe a 5-minute walk north from the 7 station.

[Daniel]

Thats the name of the place? Perfect Team Corporation.. Haha.. Sounds excellent.. Do you have the address and details?

[omnivorette]

When a few of us went a few weeks ago we took a vow not to post about it.

[StephanieL]

Thats the name of the place? Perfect Team Corporation.. Haha.. Sounds excellent.. Do you have the address and details?

That is indeed the name. I edited my post to add the address--thanks for pointing out the omission.

[Daniel]

When a few of us went a few weeks ago we took a vow not to post about it.

Hmm, was this vow because it was so good you do not want to share it.. Well I am out here in Chicago and promise not to tell anyone..

[omnivorette]

Because we didn't want it to get Chowhound-ized, if you know what I mean and I think you do.

It was quite good.

[Lippy]

Ranitidine and I were Stephanie's companions on this excursion. I was quite impressed by the variety and quality of the offerings, and noticed especially the skin on the dumplings. It was thin and translucent, but resilient enough so that it was easy to pick the dumpling up with chopsticks without tearing it. We shared eleven plates; the one that Steph left out was a plate of tiny steamer clams.

[TaliesinNYC]

Consensus seemed to be that World Tong is leagues better than here.

The obligatory pix:







There was less "unusual" stuff than WT and more dumplings. Maybe it was just today.

[Steve R.]

Very nice dim sum here today but, yes, World Tong is better. Everything was fresh and tasty but the variety was much more limited and more traditional. No one in the kitchen attempting anything special or innovative. That being said, this place is definitely better than the places we've frequented in Manhattan. And more relaxed and comfortable than WT, with management being more relaxed and having much more room to keep things moving. I'd go back without hesitation but prefer World Tong, especially lately.

[Daniel]

We had an awesome meal here yesterday and there was a lot of things.. We had chive dumplings, we had watercress dumplings, shumai, steamed spareribs, grilled spareribs, snails in black bean sauce, clams in black beans sauce, pork buns, was had sticky rice covered with steamed bread, we had rice wrapped in lotus leaf, this wonderful black tea, and a few other things that escape me.. We went with five people, ate more than we wanted to.. The whole bill was 50 bucks.. They have a lot more desserts than other places.

[BackyardChef]

It's one of my absolute faves....I don't think I've had a bad or even disappointing trip there. The eggy tapioca dessert with the bruleed top is really good.

[StephanieL]

Still a very good place to get dim sum, though it's no longer called PTC. The outside awning says Guangzhou; the business cards and checks say Ji Shiang. One of the four of us is a vegetarian, and though he was aware that he wouldn't be able to eat much we still had a hard time finding things for him to eat. In the end, he had a lot of dough in fried and steamed forms. (Unfortunately, by the time the vegetable dumplings came around, we were on our way out.)

So we didn't have as many items as I would have liked, because 3 people can only eat so much. Still, the highlights were the sticky rice with chicken and Chinese sausage, turnip cake, and especially the desserts, which IMO are much better than at other dim sum places. I didn't see much in the way of seafood, and there were a lot of fried things being wheeled around, as well as congee. Perhaps we came so early (10:15) that greens, clams, and more "savory" items just aren't available; in fact, you can't order anything off the menu until 11:00.